[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 158 (Thursday, August 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 46050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16105]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-328]


Application To Export Electric Energy; RBC Energy Services L.P.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: RBC Energy Services L.P. (RBC Energy) has applied for 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada 
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before September 17, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-8008).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-
586-9624 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United 
States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy 
(DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On July 9, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) received an 
application from RBC Energy for authority to transmit electric energy 
from the United States to Canada as a power marketer. RBC Energy, an 
Ontario limited partnership with its executive offices and principal 
place of business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has requested an 
electricity export authorization with a 5-year term. RBC Energy does 
not own or control any electric generation, transmission, or 
distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The 
electric energy which RBC Energy proposes to export to Canada would be 
surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power 
marketing agencies, and other entities within the United States.
    RBC Energy will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over 
the international transmission facilities presently owned by Basin 
Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Eastern 
Maine Electric Cooperative, International Transmission Co., Joint 
Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power 
Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., Minnkota 
Power Cooperative, Inc., New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corp., Northern States Power Company, Vermont Electric Power Company, 
and Vermont Electric Transmission Co.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by RBC Energy 
has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant 
to Executive Order 10485, as amended.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to these 
proceedings or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this 
application should file a petition to intervene, comment, or protest at 
the address provided above in accordance with 385.211 or 385.214 of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 
(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest 
should be filed with DOE on or before the date listed above.
    Comments on the RBC Energy application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-328. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with David J. Levine, Robin J. Bowen 
and Gregory K. Lawrence, McDermott Will & Emergy LLP, 600 13th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20005-3096.
    A final decision will be made on this application after the 
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by DOE 
that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability 
of the U.S. electric power supply system.
    Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above and at 
http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E7-16105 Filed 8-15-07; 8:45 am]
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